Badminton in Glenn Dale, Maryland

We are a small group of badminton players, regularly getting together at the Glenn Dale Recreation Center usually on Saturday mornings from 10am - noon (see schedule below). We have 2 courts, though room for 2 more. Lines are being worked on, but we have creative dots on the floor.

2008

February 12: special event, parent night, with open badminton in the main gym!
Playing dates: Feb 2. There will be a number of basketball league sessions displacing badminton in Feb and March.
March 22, and March 29. April 5, April 12 (11am-1pm).
We expect to play April 19, 26,
May 3, 17, 24 and 31.
June 7, 14. No badminton on June 21 (York PA tournament) but we resume the 28th.
We play July 5 and 12, 19 and 26. We play August 2, but August 9 and 16 NO BADMINTON. We expect to continue August 23. Watch this space.

2007

Playing dates: January 13, 27, February 10, March 3, 17, 24 , April 7, 14, 21, and 27, May 12, 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30. July 7,14,21 and 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25. September 1,8,15,22 (peter is travelling, somebody needs to check the equipment) and 29. For October we are playing on Oct 20 and Oct 27 as well (Manuel has the bag). For november we should be able to play Nov 3 and depending when they exactly begin with the floor resurfacing project, on Nov 10. For December we play Dec 8, Dec 22 and Dec 29 (planned tournament!). The annual christmas party for the kids is Dec 15, noon-2pm, so there will be no badminton possible.
The Asian Festival hosted a doubles badminton tournament on July 21.
(more to follow will be posted here, some Saturdays are for basketball tournaments and/or away badminton tournaments).
Special Event: Tuesday February 6: 5pm-6pm photo shoot session with the Gazette. Results are now up on http://spotted.gazette.net (gallery 455)
Special Event: Tuesday February 27: Parents Night at the gym (7.30pm) with a Badminton Exhibition Match featuring several top ranked (the #2 in doubles) of the country.

Fall 2006

We started playing on saturdays, November 18, from 9am-11am. Only Dec 2 was not possible, but so far we've been able to keep our playing times.

Spring 2006

We started playing April 22: We expect to play Saturdays 9.30am - 11.30am, in the Glenn Dale Community (Rec) Center. We will have a number of sessions, perhaps 6 or 7, until mid June. Depending on interest, we may also do a summer session.
NOTE 1: The May 20 practice was cancelled to make room for a judo tournament!
NOTE 2: The June 17 practice will be cancelled because of the NJ Open tournament. The plan is to continue June 24 until July 15, and perhaps some sessions later in August.

Summer 2005

To introduce Badminton, the Glenn Dale Recreation Council is setting up two sessions during the 2005 summer in the Glenn Dale Community Center (this is close to NASA Goddard, right next to the Glenn Dale Splash Park, and accross the street from the Glenn Dale Fire Association):

Session 1: July 2, 9, 16 (9.30am-12.00pm)
Session 2: August 6, 13, 20 (9.30am-12.00pm)

SmartLink

For those not yet a member, SmartLink gives you a full year of access to any of the bi-county community centers for a very affordable price. You probably need this to get into the gym. This card will also give you access to a number of other places where badminton is played in the local area.

Address and Direction

Follow these GOOGLE MAPS directions the gym: 
    Glenn Dale Community Center
    11901 Glenn Dale Boulevard
    Glenn Dale, MD 20769
    301-352-8983; TTY 301-218-6768

Directions from Washington, D.C., take Route 214 (Central Avenue) East.
Continue on Central Avenue past the Capital Beltway (approximately three
miles). Make a left at light onto Route 193. Continue on Route 193
North. Crossover Route 450 and continue straight on Route 193 to
facility on the left (across from the Glenn Dale Fire Station). 

Directions from Baltimore, take Route 3 South to Route 450 (Annapolis
Road) West. Continue for approximately six miles and make a right onto
Route 193 North and follow to complex on the left.

Directions from College Park, take MD 193 east. Go past Goddard Space Flight
Center, for about 3 miles. You will see the facility on your right, accross
from the Glenn Dale Fire Station.

Fun Links

  1. Other information on badminton in the DC area is available here.
  2. Who is the best racket player in the world?
This page should be available on: 
http://www.astro.umd.edu/badminton/glenndale/